Books: New for me, but from 2011. “The Quest: Energy, Security, and the Remaking of the Modern World” by Daniel Yergin
Posted By RichC on July 1, 2026
Some time ago, I check out too many ebooks from the library and as hopeful as I was at the time, never got around to reading “The Quest: Energy, Security, and the Remaking of the Modern World” by Daniel Yergin. Newer books by Yergin have been published, but this one from 2011 still triggered an interest for me, 
so I opted to buy a used book for $7.00.
The information at the beginning of the book will never change … as it presents history that helps readers understand the predicaments we find ourselves in today. When I was younger and watching the USSR fail (socialism/communism … but that’s once again a current problem), we in the west were glad to see the Cold War end. What we didn’t realize is that restructuring Russia in an attempt to embrace free market capitalism wasn’t going to be easy. Greed uncheck does was it usually does in creating “the haves and the have nots” and the problems that ensue.
What I need to be refreshed on … and read details about … was how failed capitalism helps the political left consider socialism again. If it ever gains ground outside major blue cities in the U.S., I hope that it will not be in my lifetime.
But I’m not going to solve the big problems and I’m keeping my current goal simple – finish reading “The Quest” by the end of summer. 😉
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